Project Swabhiman

'Project Swabhiman' will support the construction of individual household toilets and bathing rooms in five tribal dominated villages of Lahanda, Bhagalpur, Balita, Birikala and Bileipada in Keonjhar district in Odisha.

The project aims to eliminate the practice of open defecation in five identified villages and sensitise the community on the importance of safe and healthy WASH practices towards triggering behaviour change in toilet usage and bathrooms.

REACH

1200 households, 5 villages

REGION

Keonjhar in Odisha

PROJECT STATUS

Ongoing

TIMELINE

October 2015 to September 2020

BUDGET

INR 6.34 crore

PARTNERS

Tata Sponge Iron Ltd.

ACTIVITIES

Constitution of Village Water and Sanitation Committees (VWSC) with participation of all adult female and male head of households

Capacity building of village representatives and committees on leadership, fund management, gender issues and policy on water